Guides
Practical guides on websites, email, security and AI automation, picked for manufacturers.
An RFQ to quote process for job shops and B2B manufacturers: intake, RFQ summaries, customer questions, costing, engineering review, approval and follow-up.
How UK manufacturers can use AI for RFQ summaries, order entry, supplier chasing, quality paperwork and maintenance logs, with engineering judgement kept human.
Which schema markup still earns rich results in 2026: Organization, LocalBusiness and Article examples, plus what happened to FAQ and HowTo rich results.
Fix SPF PermError too many DNS lookups: how the 10-lookup limit is counted, how to audit nested includes, and safe ways to trim, move to subdomains or flatten.
Manufacturing SEO for B2B firms: build spec-rich product pages, make PDF datasheets and drawings findable, simplify RFQ forms and set up hreflang for export.
Cyber Essentials v3.3 took effect in April 2026 with automatic fails for missing MFA and slow patching. What UK businesses with websites need to check now.
A practical hreflang tags guide: en-gb vs en-ie vs en-us, x-default, return links, HTML vs sitemap setup, and how to fix the errors that make Google ignore you.
Stop scammers spoofing your email domain with SPF, DKIM and a DMARC policy of p=reject, plus lookalike domain monitoring. A step-by-step plan for any business.
Understand DMARC p=none, quarantine and reject, how SPF and DKIM alignment work, what changed in RFC 9989, and a step-by-step plan to reach enforcement safely.
Free checklist (PDF)
29 practical checks for manufacturers: website speed and mobile, Google Business Profile and reviews, email security, booking and enquiry handling, and AI search visibility. Each one says why it matters, and many link to a free tool that checks it.
On-time delivery, consistent quality and a safe plant all rest on records that are accurate and current. When the paperwork around production is quieter and more reliable, people can give their attention to the machines, the parts and the customer.
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